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Jonathan Miller blog: “Wade in the Water”
Artistic Director Jonathan Miller was a guest contributor to composer Paul Carey's "Musical Mayhem" blog. Jonathan discusses the upcoming "Wade in the Water" concert of spirituals. Enjoy!
Five Questions with Paul Carey
The Oak Park-based composer’s arrangement of the spiritual “Blin’ Man” will be at our upcoming concert, Wade in the Water.
1. What are you listening to on your iPod these days?
Both of the new Grammy-nominated discs by the choir Seraphic Fire from Miami. One is a Christmas CD and the other is the Brahms Requiem in its more intimate piano 4 hands version. I am supposed to review them soon on my choral music blog: www.paulcarey440.blogspot.com.
Otherwise I unwind listening to quality Latin jazz.
2. What is the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done — musically or otherwise?
Become a father! Otherwise, climbing a mountain in upstate New York. When I got to the top and my lungs were dying, I met a 75 year old lady basking in the sun—made me feel really out of shape to see her there in apparent ease. But then I found out she had climbed all of the "50 high peaks" at least twice in her life.
3. If I weren't a musician I would be…
a baker (or a candlestick maker, or string bass jazzer).
4. If I could change one thing about classical music…
I would knock down "the fourth wall" as often as possible. Without dumbing down the product, I’d strive to make classical concerts less stuffy, more inclusive, and maybe add door prizes, chainsaw jugglers, and a dancing platypus to the show.
5. A musician or composer people might not know about but should is…
Tarik O'Regan, a great composer currently in NYC (originally from UK). Also the violist/madman Yuri Bashmet.
Thanks for asking, Chicago a cappella!
Gala Program Book Ads
You can reach Chicago a cappella's active and highly educated audience with a message in this year's Gala benefit program book. The event, ComeTogether, is a benefit bash featuring the music of Lennon & McCartney at the antique wonderland known as Salvage One on May 17, 2012. Advertise your business, or congratulate our honorees: John Vorrasi (of the William Ferris Chorale), the Arts and Business Council of Chicago, and Joan Gunzberg.
More information about our program ads is available here - or call us (773) 281-7820.
Chicago a cappella’s Inaugural Youth Choral Festival
This exciting choral festival brings small ensembles from Chicago-area high schools together with Chicago a cappella's professional singers and directors for a day of workshops, singing and performing at no cost to participating schools and students. This non-competitive festival will culminate in a free concert for the public featuring all of the groups, including Chicago a cappella, singing alone and as a large festival choir. The 2012 Chicago a cappella Youth Choral Festival will take place on March 10 at the Athenaeum Theater in Chicago. This year's participating ensembles are Sounds of Sweetness from Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, Bazao from Evanston Township High School and Bel Canto from University of Chicago Laboratory High School. Please join us for the free public Youth Choral Festival Concert at 5 pm to watch and support these talented young singers!
Youth Choral Festival Concert
Saturday, March 10, 2012
5:00 PM
Athenaeum Theater
2936 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, IL
Free tickets available at the door
Free tickets - The Poster Brigade
Help us get the word out about Chicago a cappella’s upcoming concert of spirituals, Wade in the Water, and YOU receive a free ticket to attend!
What we need: Volunteers with a passion for sharing their love of high-quality music and great a cappella singing.
What you’d do: To make sure everyone in our Chicago, Oak Park, Evanston, and Naperville concert areas knows about Wade in the Water, we need to “paper the town”! This is where you come in. We supply you with posters, and you put them up around your town between January 1 and January 25, 2012. Simply log the date and the location of each poster you get displayed, and voila! For every 10 posters you put up, you get a free ticket. It’s that easy! (Plus, you can team up with your friends… get a group of 2-4 people together, and each person gets a free ticket for every 20 posters your group gets displayed!)
If you’re interested: E-mail Shaina Farwell at SFarwell@chicagoacappella.org with your name(s), address (for shipping purposes) and location (Oak Park, Chicago, Evanston, and/or Naperville).
“Holidays a cappella” on WFMT 98.7 FM
Chicago a cappella's recent Holidays a cappella concert will be heard on a special radio broadcast on Christmas Day on WMFT Radio (98.7 FM) in Chicago. The 8:00 pm (CST) broadcast will also be available via WFMT's live audio stream, so please tell your friends and relatives around the country to tune in.
High School Internship Program 2012
Calling all high school singers! Ever dream of singing on stage with Chicago a cappella? Here's your chance!
Announcing the 2012 Chicago a cappella High School Internship Program! We are looking for a talented and dedicated group of high school singers to serve as High School Interns from January-May of 2012. Our High School Interns will receive one-on-one mentorship from CAC singers and directors, observe parts of CAC rehearsals, sing as a small intern ensemble, perform on stage with CAC and learn about arts administration from our staff. Auditions for the Intern Program will be on December 10th from 1-3pm at the Athenaeum Theater, and interested applicants must contact Susan Schober, Education Outreach Coordinator, before December 2nd to reserve a spot. Spots are filling quickly, so reserve your spot ASAP!
Bonus: All intern applicants will receive a free ticket to a Chicago a cappella concert! For more information on the program or to download the Intern Information and Application kit, visit our Education Outreach page.
Radio Appearances
Chicago a cappella has been on the radio lately! First, 98.7 WFMT broadcast our performance from the Spertus Institute celebrating the release of our new CD of Jewish music, Days of Awe and Rejocing: Radiant Gems of Jewish Music. That program aired Wednesday, Sept. 28. Then Chicago a cappella made a live "Impromptu" appearance on Monday, October 3, at 1:00 pm (CDT). The ensemble sang excerpts from Days of Awe and Rejoicing, in celebration of the Jewish High Holidays and as a preview of the remaining concert performances.
And the group was also the guest of WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio, for their program "Eight Forty-Eight" on September 27. If you missed that show, you can still hear it online.
Subscription Upgrades
Single ticket buyers for this fall's Days of Awe and Rejoicing concerts can now upgrade that ticket into a flexible subscription! Subscription Upgrades give you three additional tickets good for any combination of performances during the 2011-12 season.
Subscribers also receive advance program notes and invitations to Behind the Scenes events. Best of all, exchanges are free (and hassle-free) with our online exchange form or a quick phone call. All tickets are open seating, within either the Preferred or General seating areas, and this offer is only available to single-ticket buyers at our fall concert.
Check out the remaining concerts awaiting you in our 2011-12 season.
UPGRADE TO A SUBSCRIPTION:
SUBSCRIPTION UPGRADE - Preferred Seating ($90)
SUBSCRIPTION UPGRADE - General Seating ($72)
SUBSCRIPTION UPGRADE - Senior Discount ($58)
General seating only; seniors 62 and over.
SUBSCRIPTION UPGRADE - Student Discount ($33)
General seating only; full-time students 23 and under. Children over seven years old are welcome at Chicago a cappella concerts; all children must have a ticket.
New season brochure: tell us what you think
We hope you have received our 2011-12 season brochure in the mail. We’d love to hear your feedback about it! Tell us what you think by posting a comment below about the new brochure (or email us or call 773-281-7820 to request a copy).
Plus, you can help us maintain our records (and save a tree!) by letting us know about any duplicates or misspellings. Just email or call 773-281-7820. Thanks in advance for your help!